Brian J. Monaco is an American

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Career

Upon graduation from the

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in 1994, Monaco founded Worldwide Talent Group (WTG). WTG represented authors, politicians, athletes, entertainers and poets. While at WTG, Monaco pioneered the extensive college tours of MTV's “

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” cast, which played tour dates in the US, including a show at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. In 2007, Monaco sold Worldwide Talent Group and went on to become the Executive Vice President, Worldwide Head of Advertising, Film & TV for both

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. In 2012, EMI Music Publishing was acquired by a consortium led by Sony. In July 2012, Monaco joined Sony/ATV Music Publishing as Executive Vice President, Commercial Music Group following the acquisition of EMI Music Publishing. In 2017 and 2018 Monaco serve on Clio Music juries. Monaco is currently a voting member of the

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. Monaco hosts a proprietary sync camp twice a year for songwriters.

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